Legal Opinion
AMP Inc. v. Burndy Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 4, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 1967PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, Senior District Judge.
I. PRE-LITIGATION BACKGROUND
Plaintiff AMP, Incorporated, sued Burndy Corporation for infringement. Defendant’s answer denies infringement, charges the patent in suit is invalid, and seeks a declaratory judgment that the patent is invalid and not infringed. The patent, No. Re. 23,688 (7/21/52), was granted as a re-issue of No. 2,410,321 (10/29/46) on application of William S. Watts filed December 14, 1943. He assigned to plaintiff AMP, here.
The patent is for an electrical connector having a tubular metal ferrule adapted to receive an electrical conductor — i. e.,…
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- Exhibit Supply Co. v. Ace Patents Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Smith v. Magic City Kennel Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Chemical Construction Corporation v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Chemical Construction Corporation v. Jones & Laughlin Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Carter Products, Inc., Joseph G. Spitzer, and Marvin Small v. Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Amp Incorporated, (Appellant in No. 14485) v. Burndy Corporation, and Artcraft Electric Supply Co. (Appellants in No. 14486)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Metal Coating Corp. v. Baker Manufacturing Co.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1964